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...none other than Joe "He-who-multiflexes-first-multiflexes-best" Restic. He had done some multiflex soul-searching on Sunday, and decided that he was in need of a friendly ear. Having been told that I occasionally like to multiflex myself, he was now--in a move some would term as desperate--seeking my advice. Our conversation multiflexed something like this...
...Restic: Well, Mike, I'll tell you. You see, I'm a little concerned with my grades this term. I'm not taking this season pass/fail, you know, but for a letter grade. Everyone I've spoken to has said that the hourly, which I aced, only counts for a third of the final grade, while the final evaluation counts for two-thirds...
...Restic: Mike, what can I say? You're right, I haven't been keeping up with the reading, and it's shown. Why the last weekends I've even failed the quizzes. On the first,I was too cocky because of my performance on the hourly the previous Saturday. On the second--well, to tell you the truth, I just blew...
...those of you who don't already know, it was in 1971 during Joe Restic's first campaign at the Crimson helm. A 21-10 throttling at the hands of Princeton had just dropped the Harvard record to 3-4, and the team had to wrap up its season on the road...
...Restic's charges came off the floor, however, to post triumphs over Brown (24-19) and Yale (35-16). Beating the gridders from New Haven has a way of redeeming any season, of course. Before this starts sounding like a eulogy, however, we must remember that Harvard has a plausible shot at a three-or four-way tie for the title. (If a tie is like kissing your sister, what is a four-way tie like...